A Delightful Morning, Partly Cloudy and Cooler

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6:52

Up around 6:00 to a much cooler morning, how nice, and a partly cloudy sky, masking the sunrise at least early.  The next few days will be much cooler, in the 60's during the day, the 50's at night, like May and June used to be.

Yesterday we continued to get organized for our trip to Jill and Beth's.  The days this week seem to blend in to one another, as we haven't really done anything different, no hikes, no trips, just kind of hang out at the lake, work some in the yard, in the house, pack a bit, get the car ready, and wait for our departure date, tomorrow at 7:00.  We did take the boat out yesterday morning for the first time.  We also experimented with a new method of weed control.  Evie would drive the boat slowly over the weed beds and I would drag the rake behind.  We worked at it for about thirty minutes with mixed results.  I know I cut some weeds but at this point, at least where we worked, the weeds did not seem tall enough yet.  I know later in the summer this will work, especially if the weeds are up to the water level.  They are projecting a bumper crop of weeds this summer so we are getting ready.

Late afternoon, we went over to the Mc Clure's and we took a nice cocktail cruise around the entire north end of the lake on their pontoon boat.  We, of course, had drinks and pupus and it was a perfect late afternoon for a ride though by the time we headed back, it had gotten windy and we were all glad we had brought jackets along.  There are some amazing houses at the north end, like most areas, and this may have been the first time we have seen them from a  boat.  Usually the weeds are so bad, the water is so shallow that we have steered clear of this area.

Ron McClure's Spiffy New Tennies

We had another delicious meal, this time with a Moroccan spin, a chicken couscous, flat bread and an eggplant salad.  Interesting flavors for each dish, a bit different from either Turkish or most Middle Eastern foods.   We sat around the table talking and enjoying our food until about 9:30 when we headed home, just as it was getting dark.  It's amazing how long day light lasts this time of the year.